“The nonprofit industry is increasingly demanding additional choices when it comes to constituent management technology,” said Krista Endsley, senior vice president and general manager for Nonprofit Solutions at Sage. “Organizations will now have greater access to Sage Millennium, as well as the freedom to either work with Sage directly or with one of our highly-qualified business partners to customize the fundraising technology solution that is right for them.”

The Authorized Referral Partner program is designed to give interested business partners the ability to nurture Sage Millennium prospects and receive a referral fee on license revenue. The Authorized Reseller and Certified Implementation Partner program is for business partners wishing to take ownership of the entire sales and implementation process.

Sage Millennium has an easy-to-use, unique web-based design that can be set up as an Internet or intranet application. The software helps nonprofit organizations, such as higher education institutions, foundations, and healthcare providers, analyze and manage high-end prospecting, relationship tracking, sophisticated campaigns, major gifts, and donors development. The product also provides the detailed and custom reporting capabilities needed by key stakeholders and supporters.

Released in November 2009, the latest version of Sage Millennium, version 7.8, features a new user interface with updated screens and icons, as well integration with Find Wealth On Line from Wealth Engine. Sage Millennium also integrates with Sage Payment Solutions to provide nonprofits with a complete payment processing solution right from Sage Millennium. The optional Visual Analyzer module provides an interactive dashboard interface for non-technical users, while the optional Advanced Data Examiner module quickly and accurately imports data into the Sage Millennium database without the need for programming knowledge. A graphical tool called Prospect Tree helps users lay out relationships between donors.

“Customer feedback is an essential building block to our product development,” said Susan Blakely, user-centered design manager for Nonprofit Solutions at Sage. “We conduct numerous studies, allowing users to interact with the software and provide feedback on usability, terminology, relevance, and, most importantly, their needs and expectations. Based on feedback, we make changes as we develop future versions of Sage Millennium to help ensure we continue to meet our current customer and the overall market’s needs.”

To apply for the Sage Millennium Authorized Referral Partner and Authorized Reseller and Certified Implementation Partner programs, please call 800-647-3863, x4678. For more information about Sage Millennium, other Sage Fundraising software products, or Sage MIP Fund Accounting, please visit www.sagenonprofit.com or call 800-811-0961. For information about other Sage solutions for nonprofit organizations and governments, please visit www.sagenorthamerica.com or call 866–966–SAGE.

About Sage Nonprofit Solutions

Sage North America is proud to have served nonprofit and governmental organizations for more than 30 years. The company currently helps more than 3.1 million small and mid-sized businesses and nonprofits in the U.S. and Canada increase efficiency and more easily manage their operations through the use of technology. From fund accounting, donor and fundraising management, and fixed asset management, to online donation processing, human resources, payroll, and health care, Sage offers a software product or a service to meet the need.

About Sage North America

Sage North America is part of The Sage Group plc, a leading global supplier of business management software and services. Sage North America employs more than 4,000 people and supports nearly 3.1 million small and medium-size business customers. The Sage Group plc, formed in 1981, was floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1989 and now employs 13,400 people and supports 6.1 million customers worldwide. For more information, please visit the Web site at www.sagenorthamerica.com.